This thesis develops and demonstrates an innovative method for adsorbing metals from
metal mine drainage in mid-Wales and northern Italy using dealginated seaweed (DS) as a
biosorbent. The chemical composition of 15 mine ...

Many former metal mining areas of the UK are characterised by circum-neutral pH,
low-Fe drainage with concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cd that exceed EU water quality
guidelines. Drainage waters from these former mining areas ...